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JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 345, Issue -, Pages 1-16Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2021.12.008
Keywords
Biorefinery; High-value products; Bioprocessing; Techno-economic analysis; Biocomposites; Bioplastic
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean government (Ministry of Science ICT) [NRF-2020R1A2B5B02001757]
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This review examines the characteristics and potential of microalgae refinements for various applications. By increasing the integration of microalgae with other biorefinery uses, their sustainability can be improved.
Microalgae have a number of intriguing characteristics that make them a viable raw material aimed at usage in a variety of applications when refined using a bio-refining process. They offer unique capabilities that allow them to be used in biotechnology-related applications. As a result, this review explores how to increase the extent to which microalgae may be integrated with various additional biorefinery uses in order to improve their maintainability. In this study, the use of microalgae as potential animal feed, manure, medicinal, cosmeceutical, ecological, and other biotechnological uses is examined in its entirety. It also includes information on the boundaries, openings, and improvements of microalgae and the possibilities of increasing the range of micro algae through techno-economic analysis. According to the findings of this review, financing supported research and shifting the focus of microalgal investigations from biofuels production to biorefinery co-products can help guarantee that they remain a viable resource. Furthermore, innovation collaboration is unavoidable if one wishes to avoid the high cost of microalgae biomass handling. This review is expected to be useful in identifying the possible role of microalgae in biorefinery applications in the future.
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